Table 3.

Correlations between T2* parameters and stiffness measurements

			Transition Zone Slope	T2* Intensity Area	ROI 1	ROI 2	ROI 3	ROI 4	ROI 5	Pfirrmann Grade
Stiffness (deg/Nm)	Flexion	r	−0.306	−0.278	0.105	−0.079	−0.308	−0.163	−0.228	0.230
		p	0.026*	0.044*	0.454	0.574	0.025*	0.244	0.101	0.094
	Extension	r	0.002	0.191	0.106	0.249	0.126	0.172	−0.021	−0.031
		p	0.988	0.170	0.451	0.072	0.368	0.217	0.879	0.822
	Lateral Bending	r	−0.300	−0.314	−0.269	−0.292	−0.341	−0.197	−0.186	0.362
		p	0.029*	0.022*	0.052	0.034*	0.013*	0.157	0.182	0.007*
	Axial Rotation	r	0.276	0.241	0.186	0.270	0.233	0.371	0.229	−0.208
		p	0.043*	0.082	0.182	0.051	0.093	0.006*	0.099	0.132

(r: Pearson’s correlation coefficient; p: p-value * represents significance at p=0.05.)